Perrotto's Latest: Peavy, Unit, Joba

Not sure if this has been mentioned on another Peavy rumor, but why would the Padres trade him to the Dodgers? I'm aware that the Dodgers have a lot of young talent to trade, but it makes so sense to trade him within the division since I'm sure the Padres plan on contending at least sometime within the next five years.

If Escobar is included then Hanson won't be.

D O'Brien at AJC said Heyward and Teheran are almost completely untouchable (barring a straight one for one swap) and Hanson and Schafer are only a little behind them.

nrmax88, completely agree. If Wren can't get this done with prospects, then he needs to walk away and hope the Padres come back after failing to get what they want elsewhere. It's going to be a tough season next year even if we get Peavy but if we start dismantling the young pieces we have it's going to be really difficult. People in the other threads were suggesting stuff like Jurrjens + prospects for Peavy and like the Escobar scenario, it makes no sense for the Braves to even consider it. I don't blame the Padres for asking but Wren better say no or I'll definitely blame him in the future.

NickC, they will have to add more, Escobar isn't enough. They will feed us the same line their fans do about how Greene is a valuable player given his defense and power combination. While that is the case, it just doesn't make sense. I can't fathom a deal centered around Heyward, Jurrjens or Escobar that would end well for the Braves future.

go look at peavys splits from 2004-2007 and stop this ridiculous nonsense about how peavy would not pitch well outside of petco. he is an ace on any staff in baseball and one of the best in the game. people are really showing their ignorance on here.

they can happen now but usually begin after the world series for respect to not take anything away from the world series

Between the end of the regular season and July 31, a player may be traded without passing through waivers.

Between August 1 and the end of the regular season, a player may not be traded unless he first passes through revocable Major League waivers.

The Braves, Cardinals, and Astros shouldn't waste their time with Peavy, none of those teams has a bounty of prospects worthy enough to make this deal happen. Towers would foolish to pursue this. I hope the Yankees just go away on this matter, Hughes still isn't enough of a trade chip either. The Dodgers have the goods, but that too wouldn't be wise, in that they shouldn't tear apart the good young talent they have.
However, the Reds and the Rays definately have the goods. The Reds could offer Bruce, Cueto, Bray and/or Bailey.
The Rays could dish up Price and two of their other pitching prospects.
The cubbies are another sleeper. a package of Samardzija, Marshall, and their 2006 #1 pick CF could be plenty to convince Towers to make a deal. And then theres the RedSox, any package from Ellsbury, Pedroia, Lowrey, Masterson, Delcarmen, Daniel Bard and Clay Buchholz would be interesting.

"The Rays could dish up Price and two of their other pitching prospects."

Why would the Rays trade for Peavy and his $62 mil pricetag, when they've got 6 starting pitchers (and more in the minors) who are all good and under team control, and they're one game from the WS?

Maybe it makes sense... but not to me.

I hope the Braves get Peavy, and they are probably going to.

Im happy the Yankees are going to use Joba as a starter, thats where he belongs.

bkoke, it's possible but don't ignore his weaknesses. I mean you completely ignored his '08 season to give us his '07 counting stat totals. Why not mention 2008? He hits .200 because he is in Petco?

home = .215/.291/.360/.651
away = .212/.225/.317/.542

I'm just not seeing it. Again it's possible he becomes some elite level SS like all the Padre fans keep telling everyone but I don't see it.

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The Rays and Reds have one of the best rotations in each others leagues.

gosh im glad im not the only one who thought that ty-grr was out of his mind!!!!

J. Peavy is a monster ... yanks 09

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Yeah that post really had it all. I think what really put it over the top though was in the middle he drops in that the Cubs could get him Samardzija, Marshall, and I'm assuming either Pie or Colvin (Colvin being the 2006 #1 pick, but not a CF and Pie not being drafted in 2006). Yeah the Braves, Cards, and Astros don't have the prospects to get it done, but the Cubs will get it done with that mediocre package.

1. Escobar is worth more than Heyward or Hanson. He's proven himself at the MLB level, unlike Heyward/Hanson.

2. Khalil Greene has negative trade value. If the Padres were to insert him in a Peavy deal, it would be to lessen the price tag on the Braves side.

3. Escobar is a way around trading Heyward, Hanson, or Schafer. I could see Escobar + Flowers + 2 pitchers (Parr, Medlen, Locke, Rohrborough, etc.) looking like a healthy deal, with a little added in. Flowers is blocked at C by McCann and at 1B by Freeman/Kotchman, and Hanson and Jurrjens go nowhere.

4. Braves fans: look at it. Johan Santana cost the Mets 137MM. Peavy will cost you guys 81MM, and is a committment of fewer years.

melonis rex speaks wisely on all points except for the Teixeira trade deal. Sure it looks bad now, but I'd still do it 100% of the time given everything holds the same...lest ye forget the trials and tribulations of one Scott Thorman and the mighty Thor-breeze when he wiffs time after time.

Even if we do trade Escobar I am remiss to accept Khalil Greene. I wonder if Lillibridge might be just as acceptable an alternative (minus the money).

greene+negative value= ret@rded fans

Wren would be foolish to deal more than one of these guys: Hanson, Escobar, Heyward.

Escobar is a great defensive SS and good hitter. I don't know why we would trade Esco and then be willing to take on Greene and his hunky salary. Greene is a below average player who never lived up to the hype.

Give the Padres Hanson, Lilibridge, KJ and Morton.

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